WASHINGTON — Fifty-seven years after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. galvanized the civil rights movement by outlining a dream of racial equality from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, a new group of advocates for racial justice will return to the same spot on Friday hoping to rekindle some of that passion. The same will be true around the reflecting pool on the National Mall, where protesters will gather on what is expected to be a blistering-hot day. Dr. King’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom drew an audience of a quarter-million. Attendees will be required to practice social distancing, wear masks and be screened for fever, and hand-sanitizing stations will be ubiquitous.

Source: New York Times August 28, 2020 12:05 UTC